Self-cleaning watering or feed trough.



E. P. ROSE.

SELF CLEANING WATERING 0B, EEED TROUGE.

APPLICATION FILED 1150.14, 1911.

1,037,054 Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEroE.

EMANUEL l?. 308131 0F lGILROY, CALIFORNIA..

SELF-CLEANING wn'rnmnc on :man morren.

'and useful Improvements in Self-Cleaning Watering or Feed Troughs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the class of watering or feed troughs and particularly to troughs of the invertible type.

The object of my invention is to provide for the easy and effective self-cleaning of the trough; to which end my invention consists in the novel trough which I shall hereinafter fully describe by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1l is a perspective view of the trough. Fig. 2 is a cross section, showing the trough inverted for the purpose of cleaning it by the Water sprays. The dotted lines show the trough in normal position. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary side elevation showing the locking means at one end of the trough.

l The trough l is suspended by end brackets 2 from a pipe 3 to which the brackets are rigidly secured. The brackets 2 are symmetrical so that the pipe 3 lies above the trough in its longitudinal median plane, and said brackets, in practice, are best formed of pipes which, with their horizontal portions 9, over which the edges of the sheet metal trough are bent, form a support-ing frame. The pipe 3, throughout its length over the trough is provided with' apertures 3 in its lower semi-circumference, which are ada ted to project jets or streams of liquid into the trough. The pipe 3 is journaled to turn and to slide endwise in end supports 4,' and one end of said pipe is provided with a handle -5, by which the turning may be effected.

6 is a hose which supplies the pipe 3 with water. The hose 6 may be supposed to connect with any suitable source of Water under head or pressure.

7 is another hose, adapted to supply the pipe 3 with any liquid food, say, for example, milk.

8 is a spring at one end of the trough, which holds the trough over to a lock at its other end. This lock may be of any suitable nature. I have here shown itas consisting of a stud 10 on the trough end, entering a socket 11 in the end support 4:.

vislocked in thls Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 27, 191.2. Application med December 14, 1911.

serial no. 065,786.

The trough is used and operated as follow's z--Norma'll it hangs right side up and position by the sprlng 8 and the stud and socket 10-11. Feeding animals, such as pigs, subjectingit to rough usage, cannot move it or tilt it and thereb, lose its contents. Either water or li uid food may be supplied to the trou (l1 through the apertured pipe 3. When t e trough is to be cleaned, the handle 5 is grasped4 and the trough is pushed overl lengthwise against the spring 8, until the stud 10 is released from the socket 11. Thereupon the handle is operated to give the pipe 3 a half turn. As the trough is rigidly secured to the pipe '3, said trough will be revolved about sald ipe as a center, until it reaches an inverte position above the plpe, as shown in Fig. 2. The water froml said-'plpe 3 now plays upward into the inverted trough and cleans it out efectu-ally.

return to normal position, in which it automatically locks itself.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and' desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. A watering or -feed trough consisting of a trough; a combi-ned water feed and clean-out pipe above and extending the length of the trough, saidpipe having apertuires in its lower semi-circumference; a rigid connection between the trough and pipe; bearings in which the pipe is journaled to turn, whereby the trough may be inverted; means for connecting said pipe .with a source of Water under pressure,

whereby water can be fed therethrough to fill the trough when the same is in no mal position and to clean the same whenl t is moved to an inverted position.

2. A watering or feed trough consisting of a trough; a pipe above and extending the length of the trough, said pipe having apertures in its lower semi-circumference; a rigid connection between the trough and pipe; bearings in which the pipe is mounted to slide longitudinally and to turn on its axis, whereby the trough may be moved endwise and inverted; a lock to hold vthe trough in normal position and adapted to be broken by the endwise movement of the trough; and means for connecting said pipe from a source of water under pressure, whereby water can be fed therethrough to lill the trough when the same is in normal position When this is done, the trough is allowed tol and to clean the same when it is moved to an v length of theV trough, said pipe having` aperv of a trough; a bracket at eac tures in its lower semi-circumference; a rigid connection Vbetween the trough and pipe; bearings in which the pipe is mounted to slide longitudinally and to turn on lits axis, whereby the trough may be moved endwise and inverted;'a lock to hold the trough in normal position and adaptedtobebroken by the endwise movement .of the trough; a spring to return the trough endwise to its normal locked fosition; and means for connecting said plpe with a source of water under pressure, whereby water canlbe fed therethrough to. ill the trou h lwhen the same is in normal position an to cleanl the same when it is moved to an inverted position.l Y 4. A watering or feed trou h consisting of a trough; a bracket at eac end of the trou h; a pipe to which the ybrackets are rigi ly secured, said pi e lying above and in the vmedian longitudina ane of the trough and having its lower si e apertured; bearings in which said pipe is 'ournaled to turn, whereby the trough may. a handle to turn said pipe; and means for connecting said pi e w1th a source of water vunder pressure,l w ereby water can be fed l therethrough to fill the trou h when the same is in normal position an to clean tle same when it is moved to, an inverted position.

5. A watering or feed trou h consisting end of the trou h; a pipe to which the brackets are rigi y secured, said pi e lyin above and in the median longitudinal dane of the trough and having its lower si e apertured; bearmgs in which said pipe is mounted to slide longitudinally and to turn in its axis,

whereby the trough may be moved vendwise and inverted; a handle to turn said pipe; a lock at one end of the trough to hold said trough in normal position, said lock bein adapted to be made and-broken bythe en wise movement of the trough; and means forV connecting saidl pipe with a source of water under pressure, whereby water can be fed therethrough to fill the trough when the same is in normal position and to clean the same when it is moved to an inverted 'position.v 6. A watering or feed trou h consisting of\a trough; a bracket at eac end of the trough; a pipe to which the brackets are rigidly: secured, said pi e lyin above and in the median long'tu inalp ane of the trou h and having its lower side apertured;

bearlngs in which said pipe is mounted to slide longitudinall yand to turn in its axis' 'whereby the troug may be moved endwise and inverted; a handle to turn saiddpipe' a lock at one end of the trough to hol sai trough in normal position, said lock being adapted to be made and broken by the end-- wise movement of the trough; a spring at the other end of the'trough to return said trough endwise 'to its normal locked posi-V 'Y tion and means for connecting'said pipe with a source of water 'under pressure, whereby water can be fed therethrough to fill the trough when the same is in normal position and to clean the same when it is moved to' an inverted position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses. EMANUEL P. ROSE.

Witnesses:

WALTER G. Frrzomm M. C. FITZGERALD. 

